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The Rainier 9000: Summit to Paradise Ski Descent

With the return of spring weather to Washington (no rain?!) the conditions in the mountains went from sketchy to primed. After allowing a few days for recent snowfall to settle or slide it was time. Ditching the 90 degree heat in Seattle, two buddies and myself decided to have a go at Rainier on Thursday Morning. We pulled out of Seattle at 6am on Wendesday and headed South to Rainier. After securing climbing permits and sorting out all our gear we left the lot around 10am. The temperature was easily in the 50’s as we worked our way up to Camp Muir. For anyone who has done that tour […]
Chaz Diamond |
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The Return of “Almost” Silent Skiing in Tahoe | Alpine Meadows, CA Conditions Report, Photo Tour

With the biggest storm of 2014 come and gone, Tahoe was left with a refresher of snow, not much, but a lot better than before. With 6+ inches reported across the Tahoe basin, silent skiing almost occurred once again, but not really. It is still meager out there folks, better, but still less than desirable. Pow turns were had, core […]
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Jesse Cassidy |
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Squaw & Alpine Conditions Report | Alpine Still Winning…

Squaw and Alpine are both open and both quite low on snow. Today we skied both ski resorts to make a direct, real time comparison. Alpine won. At Squaw Valley right now, they have Red Dog, Squaw Creek, and Gold Coast open. The best skiing is between the Squaw Creek run (which was great first thing this am in the sunlight) and the Dog Leg run off Red Dog (which was icy at first but softened by the afternoon and was fun). […]
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Miles Clark |
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